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World
Police Check The Site Where Yemeni Terror Investigator Was Killed In Sanaa
Police and local people gather at the site where Qasim Aklan was killed in Sanaa, Oct. 11, 2012. “Qasim Aklan, the Yemeni security coordinator between the Yemeni government and the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, who also works as director of terror-related investigations in the U.S. embassy, was assassinated earlier Thursday…
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Lifestyle
Lee shines in dual roles in ‘Masquerade’
While it stars Korean heartthrob Lee Byung-hun, the soaring popularity of “Masquerade” may well be thanks to the timing of its release. With Korea heading to the polls on Dec. 19 to elect a new president, the film looks at how a king learns to be a better ruler when…
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NK-European romantic comedy charms South Koreans
BUSAN (Yonhap) — A romantic comedy may be unusual fare from a nation whose media is best known for aggressive ideological rants, but its European co-producers insist that “Comrade Kim Goes Flying” is a feel-good film with themes that transcend its setting — North Korea. “I am a filmmaker and…
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Lifestyle
Icheon, land of abundance
ICHEON ― Since the ancient Goguryeo Kingdom, Koreans have held rituals to celebrate and give thanks to their ancestors and gods for the successful harvesting of crops. The tradition lives on. Chuseok, or the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving Day, which falls on the 15th day of the eighth month in…
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Lifestyle
Performing arts market in Seoul 2012
More than 1,500 people from 53 countries gathered at the National Theater of Korea, located at the foot of Mt. Nam in Seoul to explore the diversity of Korean performances at the 8th Performing Arts Market (PAMS). Organized by the Korea Arts Management Service and the National Theater of Korea,…
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Society
Mo’s win of Nobel prize expected to boost cultural,media stocks
Mo Yan, one of China’s leading writers of the past half-century on Thursday won the Nobel Literature Prize for his writing that mixes folk tales, history and the contemporary. The news is likely to boost shares related with Mo Yan concept, especially stocks in cultural, publishing and media sectors. Mo…
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Society
Mo Yan, 2011 Manhae Award Laureate, picked as winner of 2012 Nobel Literature Prize
Chinese writer Mo Yan, winner of 2011 Manhae Prize in Literature, has won the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm Thursday. He visited Seoul on the occasion of the award-giving ceremony last year. Shown above is the message Mo Yan wrote in his own hand for the Asia Journalist Association (AJA)…
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Society
Korean Air hones ‘hansik’ menus
More traditional Korean dishes will be available on Korean Air flights, with the launch of the carrier’s new “hansik” menus. The airline presented “dongchimi noodle” (cold noodles served with radish kimchi) and “yeongyangbap” (rice and various cereals steamed in hollowed out autumn squash), Wednesday. The new menus will be offered…
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World
New Lineup Of Jordanian Cabinet Sworn In At Royal Palace In Amman
Jordan’s new Prime Minister Abduallah Nsour attends the swearing-in ceremony for the new cabinet at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan, on Oct. 11, 2012. Jordan’s King Abdullah II (C, front) poses with the new cabinet at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan, on Oct. 11, 2012. Jordan’s King Abdullah…
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South Asia
An Indian Carries Goat Instead Of Guest On His Rickshaw
An Indian carries a goat on his rickshaw in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Oct.11, 2012. <AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.> news@theasian.asia
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